LAWN TENNIS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 725, 28 December 1933, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS

OPEN TOURNEY concluding matches td be played to-day YESTERDAY' S RESULTS With the close of yesterday's play in the Rotorua Lawri Tennis Club's annual open tournament, the semifinal stages in most sections have now been reached and with the finals will he decided to-day. Occasional showers yesterday did not sefiously interfere with the play and good progress was made, although the wihd was troublesoine. In the championship series Roy , and Elliott will ineet in the semi-final of the men's singles this morning and un the ladies' single Miss N. Beverley will play Miss McCready. In the combined doubles both Miss N. Beverley. and Miss M. Bevei'ley have reached the semi-finals and will oppose each • other to-day with Charters and Miller8 as their respective partners. When the semi-final matches inboth the championship and handicap sections have been completed this morhirig, play in the finals will be commenced in the afternoon at - 2 p.m. This morning's draw is as follows: 9 a.m. — Men's Championship Singl-

es: Roy v. Elliott. Ladies' Championship Singles, Miss N. Beverley v. Miss McCreadj'-; Miss Haggitt v. Miss Mackay; Men's handicap singles, Haggard v. Lewis; Mayson v. Murphy. Combined handicap doubles, Roseman and Miss Hall v. Brown and Mrs. Brown; Murphy and Miss Bottrell v. Cameron and Miss Cameron; Walker and Miss Steele v. Mitchell and Miss Mitchell. 9.30 a.m. — Combined championship doubles, Charters and Miss N. Beverley v. Miller and Miss M. Beverley; Johns and Miss Haggitt v. MacFarlane and Miss K. Watei-s. Men's handicap doubles, Mitchell and Lewis v. Kent and Lewis; Brown and Elliott v. Wilson and Wilson. Ladies' handicap singles, Miss M. Waters v. Miss McCready. Ladies' handicap doubles. Misses Beveidey v. Misses Steele and Evans, Misses Haggitt and Mackay v. Mx'S. Cx'awford and Miss'Dannefaerd. 10 a.m. — Men's championship doubles, Roach and Andrews v. Gray and Smith; Johns and Charters v. Brown and Elliott. All players are required to be ready to commence their matches at the times stipulated. .Yesterday's Results The results of yesterday's play were as follows: — CHAMPIONSHIPS Men's Singles Johnston beat Rostgara, 6 — 4, q — 3; Roy beat Peak, 3 — 6, 6 — 4, 7 — =5; Elliott beat Murphy, 6 — 0, 6 — 5; Andrews beat Johnston, S — 6, 6—5, 7—5. Semi-final: — Charters beat Andrews, 6 — 1, 6 — 2. Ladies' Singles Second Round. — Miss N. Beverley beat Miss M. Waters, 6 — 0, 6 — 1; Miss D. Haggitt beat Miss Dannef aerd. 6 — 2, 6 — 3 ; Miss Mackay beat Miss Steele, 6 — 4-, 5 — 6, 6 — 4. Men's Doubles Third Round. — Charters and Johns beat Miller and Haggard, 6 — 3, 6 — A; Brown and Elliott beat Hardy. and 'Roberts, 6 — 3, 5 — 6, 6 — 4; Andrews and Roach beat Burns and Rich, 6 — 4, 6 — 2; Gray and Smith beat Cornes and Roy, 6 — 5, 6 — 5. Ladies' Doubles Semi-Final. — Misses Beverley beat Misses Green and Mayson, 6 — 1, 6—1. Combined Doubles Gray and Miss Steedman beat Cameron and Miss Camex-on, 6 — 3, 6 — 1; Miller and Miss M. Beverley beat Elliott and Mrs. Brown, 6 — 5, 6 — 5; Johnson and Miss Waters beat Wilson and Miss M. Mitchell 6 — 4, 6 — 4; Johns and Miss Haggitt beat Jones and Miss Pickering, 6 — 1, 6 — 0; Macfarlane and Miss K. Waters beat Rostgard and Miss Mackay, 6 — 3, 5 — 6, 6 — 3; Haggard and Miss Evans beat Mitchell and Miss Mitchell, 6 — 5, 3—6, 6—1. Third Round. — Charters and Miss N. Beverley beat Gray and Miss Steedman 6 — 3, 6 — 1 ; Miller and Miss M. Beverley beat Johnston and Miss Waters, 6 — 5, 6 — 0; Jones and Miss Haggitt beat Allison and Miss Smith, 6—0, 6 — 0; Macfaxdane and Miss Waters beat Haggard and Miss Evans 3—6, 6—2, 6—3. HANDICAP MATCHES Men's Singles Third Round: — Haggard beat Cornes, 11 — 4; Roach beat Hardy, 11 — 10; Lewis beat Andrews, 11 — 6; Mayson beat Burns, 11 — 6; Cameron beat Kensington, 11 — 6. Fourth Round. — Haggard beat Roach, 11 — 6; Lewis beat Roy 11 — 4; Mayson beat Peak, 11 — 6; Murphy beat Cameronj 11 — 9. Ladies' Singles Third Round: — Miss Metcalfe beat Miss Hall, 9 — 3; Miss N. Beverley beat Miss Cameron, 9 — 2; Miss M. Watex's beat Miss Green, 9 — 5. Semi-Final. — Miss N. Beverley beat Miss Metcalfe, 9 — 4. • Men's Doubles Second Round. — Burd and Morrison beat Hardy and Roberts, 11 — 10; Kent and Lewis beat Miller and HaggaiM, 11' — 10; Clow and Mayson- beat Roseman and Patterson, 11 — 5; Brown and Elliott beat Andrews and Roach, 11 — 7. Third Round. — Mitchell and Jacobs beat Burd and Morrison, 11 — 6 ; Kent and Lewis beat Clow and Mayson, 11 — -9 ; Cornes and Roy beat Jones and Orrell, 11 — 6. Ladies' Doubles First Round. — Misses Hall and Stokec beat Misses Mitchell and Mit-

rhell, 9 — 5 ; Misses Steele and Evans beat Mrs. Ganlt and Wallcington, 9-5;- Misses Bottrell and ffickering beat Misses Green and Mason, 9—4. Second Round. — Misses Dawson and Knight beat Misses Hall and Stokes, 9 — 2; Misses Mackay ahd Haggitt beat Misses Bottrell and Pickering, 9 — 8 ; Miss Bannefaer d and Mrs. Crawford beat Misses Metcalfe and S'tringfellciw, 9 — 4. Combined Doubles Second Round. — Roseman and Miss Hall beat Gray and Miss Steedman, 11 — 3; Brown and Miss Brown beat Haggitt and Miss EvanSj il— 5; Clbw and Miss Green beat Allison and Miss Smith, 11 — 6; Wilson and Miss Mitchell beat Roy aixd McCi'eady, ii— 8; Murphy and Miss Bottrell beat Rostgard and Miss Mackay, 11— —7 ; Cahieron and Miss Cameron b.eat Pakes and Miss Knight, 11 — 5 ; Walker .ajxd Miss Steele beat Kensington and ifiss Smith, 11 — 4; MitaKell and fllss Mitchell beat Patterson and Miss 1 Stokes, 11 — 9.